Are you sick of hearing about soccer?

[cowpoos]

Are you like me...sick to death about hearing about fucking soccer.

Especially since the all whites are fucking useless....and the butt [<-- note ghey pun]of the overseas soccer jokes.

Its Not a mans sport!

[bogan]

whats all this about soccer, I haven't heard a thing, can someone fill me in? :shifty:

[blackdog]

there's no such thing as soccer so i have no idea what the fuck you're on about

[cowpoos]

whats all this about soccer, I haven't heard a thing, can someone fill me in? :shifty:


there's no such thing as soccer so i have no idea what the fuck you're on about

Answer poll questions you comidians!!

[oldrider]

Are you like me...sick to death about hearing about fucking soccer.

Especially since the all whites are fucking useless....and the butt [<-- note ghey pun]of the overseas soccer jokes.

Its Not a mans sport!

Well, yes I am but it is their moment in the sun and I can put up with it, in fact I even hope they do well!

What pisses me off is when they start claiming they are going to replace rugby as the number one national sport!

Auckland thugby league runs off at the mouth in exactly the same way, why can't they just enjoy the moment and let us enjoy it with them without all that BS! :shutup:

[bogan]

Answer poll questions you comidians!!

that wasn't up before was it? though i do like multi choice polls :D

[Pussy]

With you there, Poos.... I'm bloody sick of it

[blackdog]

sorry....what the fuck is soccer?

it's football. you are obviously ignorant and have no idea what the team has achieved by making this tournament.

[Usarka]

Not really into it but the the atmosphere at a football game beats rugby by a million miles.

The Warriors game on Sunday was pretty good atmosphere too.

[Fatt Max]

there's no such thing as soccer so i have no idea what the fuck you're on about

The most important post on this website for at least 25 minutes.....well done squire

[cowpoos]

sorry....what the fuck is soccer?

it's football. you are obviously ignorant and have no idea what the team has achieved by making this tournament.

I've seen thier world rating....they had a easy run compared too 1982....we are basically shit at it....NZ punches well above its weight in almost every other sport...except Soccer.

and if you knew anything about New Zealand soccer....you would know its website is www.nzsoccer.com not football....twit!

[blackdog]

The most important post on this website for at least 25 minutes.....well done squire

cheers fm

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for me

[blackdog]

www.nzsoccer.com not football....twit!

have you followed your own link? now tell me what the heading on that page is.........twit!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[blackdog]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :wari:

[cowpoos]

The most important post on this website for at least 25 minutes.....well done squire

But its called Soccer in New Zealand??? go and google soccer!


cheers fm

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for me

still doesn't change the fact that we almost the worst team in the world!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[cowpoos]

have you followed your own link? now tell me what the heading on that page is.........twit!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Fuck....that stole my wind!!! lol

[Maha]

What are the All whites ranked at? 74th?
Theres nowhere near that amount of teams in the World cup.
Saw on TV tonight where they will be staying in SA, flash digs no two ways, but, they wont be there that long so live it while they can.

PS: VOTING IS FOR SOCCER LOVERS.

[blackdog]

also, to put it into more perspective, ryan nelsen is nz's 3rd highest payed sportsman, and is world class by anyones standard

1. coutts
2. butterworth
3. nelsen
4. dixon

[Usarka]

still doesn't change the fact that we almost the worst team in the world!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
We're better than Bahrain!

[sinned]

Is something about to happen - too busy on interweb and don't have radio during the day. So no I have nothing to complain about.

[Quasievil]

Soccer has its up side to

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii104/Quasizxr/soccer_babes.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii104/Quasizxr/soccer14.jpg

[sinfull]

To many pies has two 0's IE : How many pies has Craig Sherrifs had ? Too many ! If it were, how many pies would Craig Sherrifs share ? Not too many ! My post have no point ! I think I must be to pissed !

[sinfull]

Soccer has its up side to

Yay for soccor !

[dipshit]

I'm sick of the rugby world cup bullshit.

[Brian d marge]

Classic fail with poll

Dont worry come the world cup it will be nothing but thugby

patience grass hopper

Stephen

[JimO]

what a fucken laugh, you wankers going on about how bad NZ is a football, we arnt much better at rugby which in real world terms is a minority sport at best, so what if the All Whites lose every game in SA it is a major achievement to get there, who is going to win the rugby world cup??? wont be NZ

[Quasievil]

I'm sick of the rugby world cup bullshit.


No Problem, here is your medicine

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[McJim]

Soccer is what pooftahs call Football. It is the only sport in the universe - everything else is but a pale imitation...I mean, what sort of professional sport has a salary cap? :rofl:

[blackdog]

No Problem, here is your medicine



stil feeling a little poorly. more medicine please? :lol:

[cowpoos]

what a fucken laugh, you wankers going on about how bad NZ is a football, we arnt much better at rugby which in real world terms is a minority sport at best, so what if the All Whites lose every game in SA it is a major achievement to get there, who is going to win the rugby world cup??? wont be NZ

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

[Quasievil]

stil feeling a little poorly. more medicine please? :lol:

No Probs, Rugby is my favourite

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Wash it down with Burbon mate

[Quasievil]

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostel takeover better

[Quasievil]

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostile takeover better

[cowpoos]

I got the point of the thread, but I kinda like my hostel takeover better

so do I actually....

my thread is also a study of how defensive Soccer people are!!! they obviously need to be defensive for some reason?

[McJim]

Football doesn't fit the criteria of New Zealand's sports portfolio. New Zealand only participates in sports taken seriously by 10 or less countries...like Netball, Rugby, Cricket....

[Max Preload]

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one. :angry2:

[Fatt Max]

so do I actually....

my thread is also a study of how defensive Soccer people are!!! they obviously need to be defensive for some reason?

Well, you have to be defensive, otherwise the opposing team could hit you on the break and before you know it you are a goal daaahhhnnn.....fackin' 'ell John, you are 'avin' a larf intcha.....!!

Of course, to counter act such a strategy, employ a strong defensive midfield who can isolate and push the threatening strikers / attcking mid fielders out onto the wing, thus shutting them out of the game and closing down the attack. Ronaldo found this very difficult when he played in the English Premier league because it is a strong tactic in the English game and was used to great effect. Furthermore, employ an attacking back 4 who can spread the ball, open up the midfield and leave the counter attack on your side to find space, thus employing the 'pass and move' strategy which opens up the opposing defence and produces a fluid attack. the 4-4-2 formation can be used to great effect in this way, a la Wesy Germany in the 70's and, more recently, France, Cameroon and (of course) Spain.

Changes to the formation do bring a dynamic effect on the run of the game. The classic 3-5-2 floods the midfield leaving a two man srike team up front and a core 3 man defence. The midfield can quite often utilise the sweeper system here and it can have great advantages.

There, thats why football people are defensive, if you are not, the other team scores more goals, wins more games and have a better chance of slapping their nuts off the arse of various nubile and 'up-for-it' super models in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club. The losing team, however, have to go home to their pop star wives who simply are not interested in smoking the cannons of 2nd best players, they would sooner feel the nuts of the wining striker slapping off their arse in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club.

Thats football, I fucking love it.....!!!

[Woodman]

I have tried to like Soccer (football, who cares we all know what you mean), but it is just so fcukin boring, mind you its a trillion time less boring than Americas cup yachting, which makes gi-ardia look like fun.

Really amuses me how the NZ minority sport supporters spout off figures about money / viewers etc to try and knock rugby over. Why?? get over it, enjoy your sport, its not a popularity contest , its a game ffs.

[GOONR]

..... www.nzsoccer.com .....

Cool, thanks for the link, although I have bookmarked the new improved URL. :msn-wink:

Cheers!! :niceone:

[JimO]

We always rank top 3 in rugby....but meh....thats not the point of the thread.

whats the point of the thread then

[JimO]

Really amuses me how the NZ minority sport supporters spout off figures about money / viewers etc to try and knock rugby over. Why?? get over it, enjoy your sport, its not a popularity contest , its a game ffs.

knock rugby over?? the whole point of this thread is to have a go at the football supporters, without the islanders and the odd maori we wouldnt have a national rugby team

[peasea]

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one. :angry2:

Never a truer word spoken. Well, words, plural, actually. Rugby is shit, that's it.

[Woodman]

knock rugby over?? the whole point of this thread is to have a go at the football supporters, without the islanders and the odd maori we wouldnt have a national rugby team

Why do you feel the need to support one sport by knocking another. Support the sport you like and leave the others alone.

[JimO]

Why do you feel the need to support one sport by knocking another. Support the sport you like and leave the others alone.

exactly.........

[Woodman]

exactly.........

What???? You just can't agree with me like that!!!

[JimO]

:shifty:
What???? You just can't agree with me like that!!!

yes i can

[Swoop]

At least the All Whites have a chance of winning a world cup... unlike the All Black fucktards.
Thugby can fuck off.

[fireliv]

Its pobably been said (cant be bithered reading all posts) but it beats hearing about Rugby, esp Rugby world cup (whats up with the 3 year coundown clock here in chch) and especially beats hearing about Cricket and Tiger Woods.......


But wouldnt it be nice to hear more about motorsports esp motorcycles!

[cowpoos]

At least the All Whites have a chance of winning a world cup... unlike the All Black fucktards.
Thugby can fuck off.

Now...dont pick me as a rugby supporter. My question is....is how you came to that conclusion??

when its black and white obvious [<-- I'm rolling out the puns tonight!!] that the all whites do not have any chance.

[Oscar]

Now...dont pick me as a rugby supporter. My question is....is how you came to that conclusion??

when its black and white obvious [<-- I'm rolling out the puns tonight!!] that the all whites do not have any chance.

Is your TV stuck on one channel?
Does it have an "off" switch?

[PirateJafa]

Are you sick of hearing about soccer?

Not as sick as I am about hearing about rugby. Especially since our team is useless.

I wish they'd shut the fuck up about it on the news every night. There are far more deserving NZ sportsmen and women for them to lavish primetime television minutes on, than some braindead faggot in a rugby jersey from Bumfuck Idaho talking about how he's hurt his pinky and is afraid it might damage his chances of maybe getting into the national team in eight years time and he is sorry for letting down his bro's, ho's and manager for being such a neanderthal.

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor-racing and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway

[mashman]

Well, you have to be defensive, otherwise the opposing team could hit you on the break and before you know it you are a goal daaahhhnnn.....fackin' 'ell John, you are 'avin' a larf intcha.....!!

Of course, to counter act such a strategy, employ a strong defensive midfield who can isolate and push the threatening strikers / attcking mid fielders out onto the wing, thus shutting them out of the game and closing down the attack. Ronaldo found this very difficult when he played in the English Premier league because it is a strong tactic in the English game and was used to great effect. Furthermore, employ an attacking back 4 who can spread the ball, open up the midfield and leave the counter attack on your side to find space, thus employing the 'pass and move' strategy which opens up the opposing defence and produces a fluid attack. the 4-4-2 formation can be used to great effect in this way, a la Wesy Germany in the 70's and, more recently, France, Cameroon and (of course) Spain.

Changes to the formation do bring a dynamic effect on the run of the game. The classic 3-5-2 floods the midfield leaving a two man srike team up front and a core 3 man defence. The midfield can quite often utilise the sweeper system here and it can have great advantages.

There, thats why football people are defensive, if you are not, the other team scores more goals, wins more games and have a better chance of slapping their nuts off the arse of various nubile and 'up-for-it' super models in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club. The losing team, however, have to go home to their pop star wives who simply are not interested in smoking the cannons of 2nd best players, they would sooner feel the nuts of the wining striker slapping off their arse in the VIP suite of any Mayfair night club.

Thats football, I fucking love it.....!!!

The fields of Anfield Road... the 3 hour trip from Glasgow to Anfield, fuck yeah... even the wife enjoyed it (odd for a weegie woman :shifty:)... the noise as they head on to the park... the ice cold sensation that runs the entire length of your body as they take the park... 90 minutes (yes 10 more) of the art of nigglin the fuck out of the other side, elbows here, studs there and all out of sight of the ref... the roar of the Kop (oh what a roar) as Gerrard bursts the net from 30 yards, everyone else wonderin where the ball went... ohhhhhhhhhhhhh what a game, WHAT A GAME...

been to plenty of grounds in my time (Anfield as a kid on the back of the neighbours silver zuki)... never one anywhere like Anfield... fuckin mericans...

I used to enjoy watchin rugby too... just got fed up with all of the rule changes... season after season after season... after season after season... wish they'd just make their fuckin minds up... most likely a direct result of playing with their funny shaped balls (i thenk yow)

didn't vote as there was no football option :)

[Berries]

Can't vote either unfortunately, no options I could pick. But it is only once every 25 years or so so let them have their day in the sun. To its detriment, NZ is besotted with rugby. Where I come from rugby was a game for all the dense pricks without the skill to actually kick a ball. Carrying it ? That's hard. 15 years in NZ and I still don't understand the game.


At least the All Whites have a chance of winning a world cup... unlike the All Black fucktards.
You're having a giraffe ? Which world cup are you talking about ?


Anfield.....
Not sure anywhere has quite the atmosphere as Meadow Lane. Specially when the Bovril is on.

[mashman]

Not sure anywhere has quite the atmosphere as Meadow Lane. Specially when the Bovril is on.

Never been... but my teams better than your team :bleh: (i daren't eat or drink anything at Anfield :shutup:)

[Quasievil]

Poos is a 7th day adventist he dont have a TV, just a Bible Bread and a footstool next to a well

[Morcs]

Fuck im sick of rugby. On the news theres always covered of crappy NZ rugby games, same in the sunday papers. Especially when the domestic side of things is so small - always see heaps of empty seats in the crowd.

Soccer on the other hand is the most watched sport in the world, and for viewing figures, the olympics pales in comparision to the world cup. And the rugby world cup doesnt even get close to even being thought of as a comparison.

Then theres the all blacks, dont you guys get bored of playing like the same 4 other teams over and over again in a year? and even then its just big dudes groping each other whilst a fucking oval ball tumbles around somewhere.

[Dutchee]

I'm sick of hearing about rugby, league, cricket, and all the high profile sports.
I used to be a soccer fan, due to dad loving the game, but now not really interested.
I'd rather hear about rallying, motorbike racing, mountainbikes, luge, Paralympics and other lower profile sports.
BUT what really pisses me off, is when the Herald decides to put the GP results on their front page before I've watched it. They need to take into account that a lot of people watch it the following day. I try to remember not to go to the webpage later on Mondays, but do forget sometimes.

[Swoop]

Now...dont pick me as a rugby supporter. My question is....is how you came to that conclusion??
Looking at the chances that the thugby team has had to win "their" trophy and then failed to achieve it. Overpaid, over-egoed players?
So the logig goes... they both have the same outcome = not winning. (Hope they can both achieve something though).

[MisterD]

Soccer is what pooftahs call Football. It is the only sport in the universe - everything else is but a pale imitation...I mean, what sort of professional sport has a salary cap? :rofl:

"Soccer" is what the posh poms that fixed the rules down called it....an abbreviation of "Association Football" as opposed to any other variety of Football dontchaknow.

It can be a good game to watch, but it's far too woosy for me to enjoy playing it as much as Rugby. That's all academic though because I'm English, so as the tides and star-alignments of the World Cup roll around, like an overgrown lemming I'll be filled with a baseless optimistic belief that this will be the year...

[dipshit]

Looking at the chances that the thugby team has had to win "their" trophy and then failed to achieve it.... ... they both have the same outcome = not winning.

I couldn't give a flying fuck whether they win or lose... whatever... big fucking deal.

I would still rather watch grass grow than watch a fucking game of fucking rugby.

[dipshit]

15 years in NZ and I still don't understand the game.

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.

[MisterD]

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.

An element of what you say is true...that happens between the codes, but there is something deeper that attracts blokes to team sports utilising inflated pigs' bladders. It's riding round in circles fast and calling it sport that's a bit weird really.

But then, I'm a rugby head that emerged from the Northwest of England where it's very much the #3 code.

[Swoop]

I would still rather watch grass grow than watch a fucking game of fucking rugby.
I really quite like you!:niceone:

[Corse1]

A Big YES to the first question.:blink:

My father came out from Holland and was fanatical about soccer. I played it at primary school :angry:

I cannot sit and watch a soccer game...it would be like torture. Thats just me. Would it make a diference if I grew up in the UK....probably not. What about Ethiopia...most probably yes. :whocares:

[Goblin]

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one. :angry2:Hear hear! Bunch of braindead retards running around a paddock in a ramdom and erratic fashion, chasing an odd shaped ball. So sick to death of fuckin thugby world cup and it aint even 2011 yet. Bring on the soccer!!




and that shirriffs has had waaayyy too many pies!

[Goblin]

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards. :sick:

[Swoop]

There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards. :sick:
Let's not mention John Hopoate and his protology services.
















(yeah, I know it is a different type of oval-ball game...)

[imdying]

Its Not a mans sport!Same as rugby, fags chasing balls... just gives guys an excuse to cuddle.

[Goblin]

Beach volleyball is THE sport!

[oldrider]

There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards. :sick:

I would like to test your theory, have soap, will travel! :yes:

Do two people constitute a group? :innocent:

Your place or mine? :lol:

[Hawkeye]

I've watched all 64 games during the last 3 world cups and I don't see this one being any different.
Coming from an area of the UK where supporting the team is 'life' rather than sport, who regularly (weekly) get 50,000 spectators and where the atmosphere can be heard miles away, I'm looking forward to it.
The big difference is I now have two teams to follow.

The All Whites reaching the final's of the world cup is a major achievement when you consider they are ranked 78 in the world
(there are currently 202 countries listed in the FIFA world rankings, with South Africa ranked 90)

But here we have the typical Kiwi mentality towards sport. If there are more than 10 teams involved and we have no chance of winning, then lets bury our heads in the sand and ignore it as if it doesn't exist. Or better still, lets slag the sport off because it doesn't have thugs swinging punches at each other.

Why, when they advertise rugby on TV, do they show neandethauls swinging punches. Because the rest of the time , the game is so boring, they don't actually have enough footage to put an interesting 30 sec promo together.

Good luck to the All Whites. This is one FOOTBALL supporter who will be following your achievements in South Aftrica and lets hope you do NZ proud and actually shut up the doubters.

And for those that would like to know:

The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863, and the name football was coined . The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in the
1880's. The word is sometimes credited to Charles Wreford Brown, an Oxford University student said to have been fond of shortened words ... See moreforms such as brekkers for breakfast and rugger for rugby football. In the late 19th century the word soccer tended to be used only at public schools; most people knew the game simply as football. Today the term association football is rarely used, although some clubs still include Association Football Club (AFC) in their name.
Football's nickname soccer is often used to refer to football in countries where another form of football exist...example..
America = Gridiron (american football)
Australia = Aussie Rules (australian football)
Although...Australia have now referred back to the formal name Football having replaced soccer with Football in its official title 4 years ago.
New Zealand need to follow the path of 98% of the worlds football playing countries -and ditch the name Soccer!!

[blackdog]

New Zealand need to follow the path of 98% of the worlds football playing countries -and ditch the name Soccer!!

you're a bit behind there HE. nz officially changed to football about 2 or 3 years ago.

the only country in the world that i know of that stil recognises 'soccer' is USA

[Hawkeye]

you're a bit behind there HE. nz officially changed to football about 2 or 3 years ago.

the only country in the world that i know of that stil recognises 'soccer' is USA


Incorrect there BS. The media still call it soccer, Kiwi's still call it soccer. The title of this thread is the proof that nothing has changed.

[blackdog]

Incorrect there BS. The media still call it soccer, Kiwi's still call it soccer. The title of this thread is the proof that nothing has changed.

actually the media are getting better but stil slip sometimes.

the national body has been called NZ FOOTBALL for quite some time.

i couldn't give a fuck what average kiwis call it.

[Str8 Jacket]

Im more sick of hearing about "which suspension will make your cock bigger than the others" debate which creeps into every fucken thread on KB. Give me men running round in tight shorts no matter what sport they play anyday!

[bogan]

Im more sick of hearing about "which suspension will make your cock bigger than the others" debate which creeps into every fucken thread on KB. Give me men running round in tight shorts no matter what sport they play anyday!

it can do that?! I'm just upgrading mine soon, so what is the best? :shifty:

[eelracing]

Soccer will never be the No1 sport in NZ coz it's for poofs.

Did you see that mealy mouthed shirt lifter crying on the news the other night about those rufty tufty ozzies gettn a bit agressive in the tackle..(Boo fucken hoo)

"lucky I was wearing my shin guards though,otherwise it could have been serious"
What!!!maybe a scratch or god forbid a bruise ya ponce.

No wonder it's not taken serious here.

[Kornholio]

cheers fm

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for me

That's a shit load of pointing and laughing at the All-whites...


Soccer has it's upside too..

Jesus Q, when do those 2 teams play??!!


To many pies has two 0's IE : How many pies has Craig Sherrifs had ? Too many ! If it were, how many pies would Craig Sherrifs share ? Not too many ! My post have no point ! I think I must be to pissed !

Lol!

[imdying]

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for meHahahahahah, really? And how many Muslims in the world again?? Big numbers just means big numbers of dickheads, nothing more...

[blackdog]

That's a shit load of pointing and laughing at the All-whites...



don't be so sure. i'm certain there will be no 5-0 scorelines against us, but we will wait and see.

be prepared to eat your arai...........

[mashman]

Why, when they advertise rugby on TV, do they show neandethauls swinging punches. Because the rest of the time , the game is so boring, they don't actually have enough footage to put an interesting 30 sec promo together.


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44442000/jpg/_44442581_gazza_jone300s.jpg :)



Good luck to the All Whites. This is one FOOTBALL supporter who will be following your achievements in South Aftrica and lets hope you do NZ proud and actually shut up the doubters.


As an Englishman living in Scotland for 20 years I spent many an hour screamin for the Scots... now I'm here, wot he said... aaaaaaaand most likely Scotland too :shifty:

[mashman]

anyone doing a World Cup sweep? Round about now Denzil woulda handed out the spreadsheet, the tenners will been in the pot and they'll all be dustin off the 12 year old insults... damn i wanna head back for 5 weeks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Swoop]

the only country in the world that i know of that stil recognises 'soccer' is USA
I'm sure they only did that to create more pron sites about "soccer moms"...:blip:

[Goblin]

I would like to test your theory, have soap, will travel! :yes:

Do two people constitute a group? :innocent:

Your place or mine? :lol:Ok, as long as we dont have to run around chasing an oval ball first. :yes:

[dipshit]

http://wesclark.com/rrr/hopoates_finger.jpg

[blackdog]

take that!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2BaQqYUUbo

[mashman]

this is what i'm lookin forward to next month... mon Stevie G... the magic starts at 28 seconds... No 6 is a screamer... in comparison to the non screamers before and after :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RG2qjivms

[cowpoos]

Soccer will never be the No1 sport in NZ coz it's for poofs.

Did you see that mealy mouthed shirt lifter crying on the news the other night about those rufty tufty ozzies gettn a bit agressive in the tackle..(Boo fucken hoo)

"lucky I was wearing my shin guards though,otherwise it could have been serious"
What!!!maybe a scratch or god forbid a bruise ya ponce.

No wonder it's not taken serious here.

Yeah....the hollywood bullshit is what makes me think they are a pack of tossers....No doubt they are skillful atheletes...But they seriously need to harden up!!

[JimO]

the hollywood bullshit as you call it is a south american thing and most people cant be bothered with it, if thugby players tackled each other foot to ankle like the football players you would see a lot of them rolling about on the ground as well. lets face it any gorilla can pick a ball up and run with it..... it if you dont like it dont watch it go and watch corronation st instead

[Woodman]

The KB generalisation society is working overtime today isn't it.

Soccer players are poofs
Rugby players ae gorillas
men showering together must be rogering each other.

I played Rugby for friggen years, up to almost 40. I still have trouble with the concept of four seasons, but something weird has happened to it now and I don't even watch the ab's anymore. The fun seems to have gone from it or something.

sorry slightly off the reason for the thread,

[ajturbo]

football is for people who want to run around, after they have scored, wanting everyone to to hug and kiss them....now if it were only for naked girls i am all for it.... but the all whites.... sorry guys, you suck... yeah i know the all blacks are not much better now, but at least i don't have to see their chest every time they score a try...

[Virago]

football is for people who want to run around, after they have scored, wanting everyone to to hug and kiss them...

Unlike that other sport, where they perform "circle hugs" - which is simply an excuse to grab each other's testicles...? :shifty:

[avgas]

sorry guys, you suck... yeah i know the all blacks are not much better now, but at least i don't have to see their chest every time they score a try...
But you can grab it with the extra grippy titty shirts they now wear.......
That's if they are not complaining about some injury they got playing a contact sport.
Good thing they are not accredited for brains.

[avgas]

The KB generalisation society is working overtime today isn't it.

Soccer players are poofs
Rugby players ae gorillas
men showering together must be rogering each other.

I was a gorilla for friggen years, up to almost 40. I still have trouble with the concept of four seasons, but something weird has happened to it now and I don't even watch the Silverbacks anymore. The fun seems to have gone from it or something.

sorry slightly off the reason for the thread,

Fixed it for you.

[cowpoos]

Unlike that other sport, where they perform "circle hugs" - which is simply an excuse to grab each other's testicles...? :shifty:

Its ment to be a public poll...why can't we see who's voted?

[Virago]

Its ment to be a public poll...why can't we see who's voted?

Click on View Poll Results?

[cowpoos]

Click on View Poll Results?

No link for me!!! whys that?

[JimO]

football is for people who want to run around, after they have scored, wanting everyone to to hug and kiss them.... ..

watched a thugby or league game lately??

[Woodman]

Fixed it for you.

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:: laugh:

[AllanB]

Just quietly, I sick of hearing about the rugby world cup.

FFS I don't even think we will be in the final. The rugby world caught-up with and often surpassed the All Blacks years ago.

[nosebleed]

cheers fm

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for me

Wait, what? Isn't there only 6 billion people on the planet - who else is watching?

even accounting for a +/- 100% margin of error on the 6b, we don't get 29 - 30 billion people.

(maybe it's 6b people in China - I forget)

[mashman]

Wait, what? Isn't there only 6 billion people on the planet - who else is watching?

even accounting for a +/- 100% margin of error on the 6b, we don't get 29 - 30 billion people.

(maybe it's 6b people in China - I forget)

didn't you see district 9 :shifty:

[F5 Dave]

Motorcycle racing is a sport, all those other things like Soccer Rugby & Cricket are games. Fine for the children but FFS why do people watch them? Where's the button for saying I'm sick about hearing about so called team sports? Rugby especially. I'll vote pieman for the heck of it.

[blackdog]

Wait, what? Isn't there only 6 billion people on the planet - who else is watching?

even accounting for a +/- 100% margin of error on the 6b, we don't get 29 - 30 billion people.

(maybe it's 6b people in China - I forget)

sorry, my fuck up

should have read 2.7b and 29b views respectively, not viewers

[testastretta]

I'm not sick of hearing about the All Whites going to the world cup. By the luck of the draw they made it. Good on them. What I am sick of is hearing about football matches happening on the other side of the world,delayed coverage of MotoGP/WSB because Sky want to pander to all the fucken poms in this country/thread by showing 5 games in a row every weekend.
Gotta love a sport where every 3rd game ends in a draw.
Best football game ever....Harry Enfield's Liverpool v Arsenal.
This country needs a motorsport channel!

[mashman]

This country needs a motorsport channel!

perhaps the rugby channel would share :shifty:

[avgas]

perhaps the rugby channel would share :shifty:
Not a bad idea, keep the ads and ditch the rugby

[bart]

because Sky want to pander to all the fucken poms in this country/thread by showing 5 games in a row every weekend.

This country needs a motorsport channel!

I'm with you.

I hate SOCCER, but give the All Whites there 15 minutes of fame. I've played plenty of Rugby, but to be honest, haven't watched a game this season. Give me more GP/Superbikes/MX any day.

[JimO]

for every person who is sick of a particular sport there will be someone who is sick of whatever your favourite sport is, so who is wrong, is anybody wrong?? i used to play football years ago my sons all play football and one even went to Ireland to play. Personally i wouldnt watch rugby either on the tv or at a sports feild in fact i used to get free tickets to carisbrook and would give them away to somebody that liked rugby, to much kicking the ball out for me and i dont see any skill in running with a ball tucked under your arm. But if you like rugby thats fine just dont complain because football is getting a bit of coverage i think you will find that rugby still gets 90% of news etc

[blackdog]

1-nil up, ohh so nearly 2-nil!

@ 32mins they some pretty frustrated serbs.......

lovin' all the road flares in the crowd too, wouldn't get away w that at the caketin

[blackdog]

That's a shit load of pointing and laughing at the All-whites...



no ones pointing or laughing now.

[scracha]

Are you like me...sick to death about hearing about fucking soccer.

Sick of hearing about it? Eh....considering it's the first world cup we've been to in yonks I'd say there's hardly been any coverage old chap. Hell, you hear more about golf, sailing and netball in this colony.



Its Not a mans sport!
Oh I dunno poos. After playing a hard fought game in the pishing rain in Hamilton yesterday with 2 players off to hospital I stopped and watched the Uni rugger team for 20 minutes. Wot with all the stopping to face up and cuddle each other (scrummages or summit I believe), line outs and general hold ups from forward passes, I reckon there was about 10 minutes of actual play. And now many subs....can't rugby players take a knock or last the distance?

Rugby players wouldn't last 90 minutes in a soccer game. They'd be out of puff after 10 minutes or pleading to be substituted after a wee tap on the shin.

Last but not least, soccer supporters totally own rugby supporters. They should louder, the sing better, they swear better, they fight better and they drink far more before a game.

It's not a man's sport.

[shrub]

I've been watching a bit of soccer lately, and I've figured it out:

There are two teams of 11 guys. One gets picked before they run on and is made to stay in a kind of cage thing at the back of the field and he's not allowed to play by his team (he must have done something to piss the others off). The teams take turns to kick the ball around amongst each other, and the goal is to stop the other team from joining in. If the other team get the ball, then they can kick it around for a bit. If two opposing players touch each other one or both have to fall on the ground and pretend to be dying, and the one who does the best job gets a free turn with the ball for his team.

Every now and again the teams try and pass the ball to the poor bastard stuck in the cage. I think this is to piss his team mates off. If he misses the ball and the ball goes in the cage all the plaayers on the side who kicked the ball hug each other and the one who kicked the ball runs around the paddock with his shirt lifted up. He becomes the team shirtlifter and gets special treatment after the game.

After several hours of this they wind the game up and the frustrated and bored spectators beat the crap out of each other.

[shrub]

Sick of hearing about it? Eh....considering it's the first world cup we've been to in yonks I'd say there's hardly been any coverage old chap. Hell, you hear more about golf, sailing and netball in this colony.


Oh I dunno poos. After playing a hard fought game in the pishing rain in Hamilton yesterday with 2 players off to hospital.

What did they go to hospital for? Being wet? Or did someone bump into them?

[Oscar]

I've been watching a bit of soccer lately, and I've figured it out:

There are two teams of 11 guys. One gets picked before they run on and is made to stay in a kind of cage thing at the back of the field and he's not allowed to play by his team (he must have done something to piss the others off). The teams take turns to kick the ball around amongst each other, and the goal is to stop the other team from joining in. If the other team get the ball, then they can kick it around for a bit. If two opposing players touch each other one or both have to fall on the ground and pretend to be dying, and the one who does the best job gets a free turn with the ball for his team.

Every now and again the teams try and pass the ball to the poor bastard stuck in the cage. I think this is to piss his team mates off. If he misses the ball and the ball goes in the cage all the plaayers on the side who kicked the ball hug each other and the one who kicked the ball runs around the paddock with his shirt lifted up. He becomes the team shirtlifter and gets special treatment after the game.

After several hours of this they wind the game up and the frustrated and bored spectators beat the crap out of each other.

If you don't like it, why do you watch it?
Is your life so sad that you have nothing better to do than watch a sport you don't like and then bleat about it on the internet?

[shrub]

If you don't like it, why do you watch it?
Is your life so sad that you have nothing better to do than watch a sport you don't like and then bleat about it on the internet?

Diddums..... have I hurt your feelings by taking the piss out of soccer?

[Oscar]

Diddums..... have I hurt your feelings by taking the piss out of soccer?

No.
I think I made myself clear enough on the value of your opinion.

I'm fascinated by people who go out of their way to be offended by things that don't affect them, and that other people enjoy.

[shrub]

No.
I'm fascinated by people who go out of their way to be offended by things that don't affect them, and that other people enjoy.

So you're no doubt fascinated by how you have taken offense at the views of someone (me) who's opinion doesn't (or at least shouldn't) affect you? And am I right in thinking that you believe this thread should only hold the views of people who like soccer?

Your sensitiivity is admirable; you would make a great soccer player.

[Oscar]

So you're no doubt fascinated by how you have taken offense at the views of someone (me) who's opinion doesn't (or at least shouldn't) affect you? And am I right in thinking that you believe this thread should only hold the views of people who like soccer?

Your sensitiivity is admirable; you would make a great soccer player.

Where did I take offense?
I just wondered how your life was so sad that you had to look for things to bitch about.
Have you not a motorcycle?
Why don't you ride it?

[shrub]

Where did I take offense?
I just wondered how your life was so sad that you had to look for things to bitch about.
Have you not a motorcycle?
Why don't you ride it?

pot-kettle? The reason your life is so sad that you spend your time bitching about my opinion of soccer and not riding your bike is?

You've given me a good laugh my lad, cheers for that. And my post achieved it's desired effect in that it wound up a soccer supporter. Personally I have no interest in ball games of any genre; my preferred sport is toying with people and I am grateful you entertained me by playing my little game with me on this cold and bleak winters morning.

[Oscar]

pot-kettle? The reason your life is so sad that you spend your time bitching about my opinion of soccer and not riding your bike is?

You've given me a good laugh my lad, cheers for that. And my post achieved it's desired effect in that it wound up a soccer supporter. Personally I have no interest in ball games of any genre; my preferred sport is toying with people and I am grateful you entertained me by playing my little game with me on this cold and bleak winters morning.

Actually I'm just about to jump on my KTM to go to play Football.
I hope my game's better than your sad little past time.

[shrub]

Actually I'm just about to jump on my KTM to go to play Football.
I hope my game's better than your sad little past time.

Good boy! Have fun.

[Oakie]

Feck me. All Whites 1 - Serbia nil. Great but it is sad that so many Kiwi's will not apprecieate the enormity of that result. It's a bit like Japan beating the All Blacks in rugby. Not that I'd allow myself the luxury of being confident or anything but perhaps our boys just might raise the odd eyebrow in South Africa ... and open the odd eye in NZ.

[MisterD]

Rugby players wouldn't last 90 minutes in a soccer game.

None of the Sunday league footballers I played with could have managed a game of rugby in a '7' shirt...but not many my rugby team's backs could have managed a game in central midfield either. I know which set of players were most likely to put their bodies on the line for a win though and it wasn't the team of 11.

[nosebleed]

didn't you see district 9 :shifty:

Shit. Having a hard enough time with my own personal paranoia, without going extraterrestrial as well

[Hitcher]

A 1-nil win against Serbia? Who could possibly be sick of hearing about soccer?

We've got just as much chance of winning the FIFA World Cup this year as the All Blacks have of winning next year's rugby equivalent. Suck it in people and enjoy!

[scracha]

None of the Sunday league footballers I played with could have managed a game of rugby in a '7' shirt...but not many my rugby team's backs could have managed a game in central midfield either. I know which set of players were most likely to put their bodies on the line for a win though and it wasn't the team of 11.

Sunday league...I play that sometimes as a warm-down from my Saturday game. Ok, only joking as another few seasons and I'll not be playing Saturday but it's a bit like comparing a game of touch with the real thing. Come to think of it, I'd take on one of the rugby back's anytime before one of them huge fuggin ex pommie cops/forces guys I always seem to receive bone crunching tackles from during a not so genteel game of Sunday league.



We've got just as much chance of winning the FIFA World Cup this year as the All Blacks have of winning next year's rugby equivalent. Suck it in people and enjoy!

Probably, but I guess they'll be good loser, take it in good humor, won't be sacking the manger, won't spend weeks analysing it and it won't be a national disaster. Be fair to say I'm quite looking forward to it. I'd look forward to watching the odd Rugby World Cup game too if there wasn't such a hoohah about it.

[Shaun P]

cheers fm

and to put it into perspective for the rednecks....the rugby world cup next year will bring 2.7 billion tv viewers if they're lucky

this year's FIFA world cup is expected to draw 29-30 billion viewers

kinda ends the argument for me

If you are a sheep, didnt they have to make a rule to stop them taking their shirts off?

[blackdog]

GOOD RUBBER PREVENTS LIVES.............

[oldrider]

Not that I'd allow myself the luxury of being confident or anything but perhaps our boys just might raise the odd eyebrow in South Africa ... and open the odd eye in NZ.

Well OK they have done that now and moved soccer up another peg in NZ but it has only given me a chance to vote in the OP's poll.

I am genuinely pleased for soccer and it's followers in NZ but give me a break FFS! (gotta do it all again next year with the RWC damn it)

I just voted 1) I want soccer to go away and give me back my TV channel choice again, there is enough rubbish on TV without this damn soccer flood! :bash:

[mashman]

I just voted 1) I want soccer to go away and give me back my TV channel choice again, there is enough rubbish on TV without this damn soccer flood! :bash:

grumpy old bugga :shifty:

[oldrider]

grumpy old bugga :shifty:

True! :yes:

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[avgas]

A 1-nil win against Serbia? Who could possibly be sick of hearing about soccer?
We've got just as much chance of winning the FIFA World Cup this year as the All Blacks have of winning next year's rugby equivalent. Suck it in people and enjoy!
Yeah but I would rather be excited about us trying to win something as underdogs, than losing like a pro.
Face it, the AB's had a time.......But that trend also died in the 1980's

[FROSTY]

YOU BUNCH OF HYPOCRITS. --- Ohh woe is me --not enough support for bike racing on tv. Ohh bike this bike that. Yet a bunch of kiwis at ANY sport are actually there against the best in the world and you wanna put em down --SHAME ON YOU.
For gosh sakes its not like the football world cup is on every week.

[Juzz976]

Footballs alright,

Your just disappointted about the fact that a field full of men in short shorts arn't groping eachother and having scrums(orgies) all the time.

Oh and that they're not total deadheads that say and do stupid shit all the time.

All whites arepretty weak as a football team, whats this soccer thing you speak of?

[Genie]

To many pies has two 0's IE : How many pies has Craig Sherrifs had ? Too many ! If it were, how many pies would Craig Sherrifs share ? Not too many ! My post have no point ! I think I must be to pissed !

again??? are you ever sober???

[Mudfart]

north korea is the worst team at the WC apparently ranked 105.
I reckon we got a good chance of draw with the eyeties, and win against uraguay.
go NZ, although our racist team names are a bit off! All Blacks, All Whites...and the NZ cricket team, the KFC's.

[JimO]

I want soccer to go away and give me back my TV channel choice again, there is enough rubbish on TV without this damn soccer flood! :bash:
dont worry once the football is over we will be back to rugby this rugby that like usual

[cowpoos]

YOU BUNCH OF HYPOCRITS. --- Ohh woe is me --not enough support for bike racing on tv. Ohh bike this bike that. Yet a bunch of kiwis at ANY sport are actually there against the best in the world and you wanna put em down --SHAME ON YOU.
For gosh sakes its not like the football world cup is on every week.

your a bumbling fool!!

[oldrider]

dont worry once the football is over we will be back to rugby this rugby that like usual

Well currently I only have a choice of TV 1,2, and 3 and don't see much of anything worthwhile but even that is full of bloody FWC repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...........................if you know what I mean! :blink: :brick:

[GOONR]

Well currently I only have a choice of TV 1,2, and 3 and don't see much of anything worthwhile but even that is full of bloody FWC repeated over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...........................if you know what I mean! :blink: :brick:

You should get Sky then, you would have even more stuff not to watch!

[crazyhorse]

Also sick of rugby - wish there was more v8 racing and motorbikes too :yes:

[Bikemad]

I couldn't give a flying fuck whether they win or lose... whatever... big fucking deal.

I would still rather watch grass grow than watch a fucking game of fucking rugby.
what he said...........stopped watchin Rugby when they started wearing fuckin eyeliner and puttin beads in their hair...............

[ynot slow]

Always was soccer for me,when playing(over 36yrs)to me football is not the kiwi name,neither is it for rugby,to me it's soccer or rugby or league.Probably the poms saying football annoyed me lol,when playing.

We went with no expectations of going to next round,maybe a draw if lucky,but on any given day any team can be beaten,and Italy won 4-3 last year so an upset on the cards?Don't think so but who knows.The difference this time is we have some top class players in the squad,and they can tough it out,so look out Italy.
We must be doing alright the bloody aussies have stolen us with reference to Australaisia getting a draw.

[rustyrobot]

Always was soccer for me,when playing(over 36yrs)to me football is not the kiwi name,neither is it for rugby,to me it's soccer or rugby or league.Probably the poms saying football annoyed me lol,when playing.

You know where the name soccer comes from? Rugby and Soccer used to be known as Rugby Football and Association Football. Rugby Football was shortened to RUGger but Association Football had to be shortened to SOCcer since they didn't want to use ASSer. True story.

[oldrider]

Well, whatever anyone wants to call it, I hope that the New Zealand team (allwhites) at the world cup thingie in South Africa tonight do well. :mellow:

In fact it would be wonderful to see them achieve the apparent impossible and come through with a "win"! :shifty:

I wont be sitting up to watch but I will be hoping they can do it! :yes:

[Winston001]

Yeah good luck to the All Whites although I can't see them making much of an impression against the likes of Italy. At least they are at the Cup.

Frankly I'm puzzled by the soccer thing - in its current form. As a game its attractive for its simplicity. All you need is an open space, a ball, a few players, and goal posts. Hmm...sounds like rugby. :D But soccer doesn't require physical prowess or involve collisions of players and therein lies the difference. It can be played by any able-bodied person - geeks, girls, nerds, people wearing spectacles, anyone and anywhere.

So its not difficult to see why its the worlds most popular game.

But.....but.....what frustrates me is that a match can be played for 90 minutes and end NIL-NIL. All that effort, all the enthusiasm, which is wasted on a non-result. Consider the All Whites draw. Its been lauded as an upset but really its almost meaningless. A boring match.

What I think needs to happen is for the goal to be heightened by 300mm and widened by 1 metre. At least. Unfortunately this makes the goalie the scapegoat for all losses but can't think of any other simple world-wide change which would produce some decent scoring and reward for both players and spectators.

[Magua]

Yeah good luck to the All Whites although I can't see them making much of an impression against the likes of Italy. At least they are at the Cup.


As long as we do better than Australia vs. Germany, I'll be pleased. :P

[Hitcher]

As long as we do better than Australia vs. Germany, I'll be pleased. :P

So far, so good.

And who on Earth could be sick of this World Cup? It's a wide-open contest.

Go the Dutch!

[scracha]

So far, so good.

And who on Earth could be sick of this World Cup? It's a wide-open contest.

Go the Dutch!

Football is awesome isn't it. I hope the all whites success means we'll get a lot more coverage on a regular basis.

[ynot slow]

Saw the guy on trackside with tab odds for last nights game,kiwis were $15 to win,$6.50 draw,had next to no funds in my tab account doh,and Italy $3.50 win,bet they made shitloads from folks backing Italy.

Or the guy who took $1.02 against Slovenia on tab at 89minute,he wagered $40,000 to win $800,and lost it,$800 not bad for 3-5minutes,but shows the risk factor.

[Magua]

Brilliant match.

Where can one stream a replay?

[shrub]

NZ could have won that game if the Italian player hadn't fallen over when an All White touched his jersey, and much as I would love to see NZ win, the Italians are by far the better team. A stroke of luck, bullshit penalties or a goalies performance can decide the outcome, not which side is the better team.

And in the end it's a distinct likelihood that the team to go through to the next round could be decided by drawing a name from a hat because if there are teams with the same number of points (easy when a draw is so common), then it's decided by the goal differential, but with so few goals scored and draws so common, it's quite on the cards for NZ and Italy to have the same number of goals. Personally I think the biggest flaw in soccer is the low number of goals scored. If they doubled the size of the goal it would increase the number of goals getting through and make field play much more important.

[Hitcher]

NZ could have won that game if the Italian player hadn't fallen over when an All White touched his jersey

Erm, if you're going to be THAT pedantic, then NZ's goal should have been disallowed because Shane Smeltz was offside...

It would still have been a draw though.

[Bikemad]

Erm, if you're going to be THAT pedantic, then NZ's goal should have been disallowed because Shane Smeltz was offside...

It would still have been a draw though.

dunno bout that dude coz the whole game would have been different if the AWs goal was disallowed as the game wouldnt have recommenced from a halfway kickoff

[JimO]

Erm, if you're going to be THAT pedantic, then NZ's goal should have been disallowed because Shane Smeltz was offside...

It would still have been a draw though.

but he wasnt offside was he

[Bikemad]

but he wasnt offside was he

by about a metre

[JimO]

by about a metre

not when the ball was kicked

[rachprice]

I am just sick to fucking death of the bullshit, what pansy's
Even last night on the news they were showing little kids football, the kiddies even admitted to this hollywood bullshit if it meant it got them closer to winning!
What the fuck? Is this what we are teaching people? To win and get your way, you need to play dirty? How about winning from your ability and own accord

I actually think its amazing, incredbily skillful but fuck, drop the shit, its pathetic!

[Drunken Monkey]

Wow, you make it sound like this is something new and exclusive to football? So you never noticed Rugby Union is rife with professional fouling? League with overspending? And _all_ sports pros, no matter what they like to tell you in the press, use drugs. "Clean" players and "clean" sports are just ones where they use drugs that aren't on banned lists, or (like motorsport) - don't test, don't find. There's careers and large amounts of money involved, this isn't some after work social match...

[Oscar]

Erm, if you're going to be THAT pedantic, then NZ's goal should have been disallowed because Shane Smeltz was offside...

It would still have been a draw though.

As far as I can see, he wasn't offside when the ball was kicked, and even if it did then come of Reid's head, it touched an Italian before Smeltz.

[Big Dave]

I just check the results and goal highlights package.
"The fans want to see a good game and they don't want to see people rolling around like girls," Fallon said. "But that's the way it goes - that's football at this present time."

Pass me the remote.

[007XX]

What Big Dave said... and I'm from a country who worships the bloody ground that soccer players walk on. Bloody overpaid Prima Donnas I say.

David Beckham can take his gear off though and redeem the whole sport in my eyes :p

[oldrider]

"The fans want to see people rolling around like girls," Fallon said. That's the way it goes - that's football at this present time."

So, is "that" why they call it the "beautiful" game? :shifty: Well, it's begining to make sense to me now! :mellow: